Scott Hein

Emeritus Professor of Finance

Scott Hein is a member of the consulting firm FinPro’s board of directors and an emeritus professor of finance at Texas Tech University.

Interest rates

Don't get caught between demands of regulators, depositors

As interest rates rise, banks need to watch how much they are paying on deposits to avoid exceeding rate caps designed to ensure liquidity.

By Scott Hein

July 23

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Consumer banking

20 banks and thrifts with the most assets

The top five banks and thrifts have combined total assets of nearly $13 trillion.

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Litigation

If Supreme Court sides with CFPB, 'flurry' of litigation moves forward

Many legal experts think the Supreme Court will rule in favor of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in a case challenging its funding. Such a ruling would unleash a flurry of litigation that has been on hold pending the outcome of the constitutional challenge.

By Kate Berry

4h ago
Politics

Democrats push back against Corporate Transparency Act ruling

Lawmakers including one of the original sponsors of the Corporate Transparency Act have filed an amicus brief in the appeal against an Alabama court ruling that the law is unconstitutional, which would throw into question Treasury's newly-established beneficial ownership structure.

By Claire Williams

6h ago